Bible in Basic English
"If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?"
— Job 9:12, Bible in Basic English
“Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?”
“Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou? ”
“Behold, he snatches away. Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, 'What are you doing?'”
“If he snatches away, who can turn him back? Who dares to say to him,‘What are you doing?’”
“If he examine on a sudden, who shall answer him? or who can say: Why dost thou so?”
Who made the Bear and Orion, and the Pleiades, and the store-houses of the south:
Who does great things not to be searched out; yes, wonders without number.
See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.
If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?
God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.
How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?
Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.